Soil Data Explorer - VANWYPER

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the VANWYPER soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of VANWYPER, and applied along 1-cm thick depth slices. Solid lines are the slice-wise median, bounded on either side by the interval defined by the slice-wise 5th and 95th percentiles. The median is the value that splits the data in half. Five percent of the data are less than the 5th percentile, and five percent of the data are greater than the 95th percentile. Values along the right hand side y-axis describe the proportion of pedon data that contribute to aggregate values at this depth. For example, a value of "90%" at 25cm means that 90% of the pedons correlated to VANWYPER were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

There are insufficient data to create the lab data summary figure.

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the VANWYPER soil series. Monthly precipitation (PPT) and potential evapotranspiration (PET) have been estimated from the 50th percentile of gridded values (PRISM 1981-2010) overlapping with the extent of SSURGO map units containing each series as a major component. Monthly PET values were estimated using the method of Thornthwaite (1948). These (and other) climatic parameters are calculated with each SSURGO refresh and provided by the fetchOSD function of the soilDB package. Representative water storage values (“AWC” in the figures) were derived from SSURGO by taking the 50th percentile of profile-total water storage (sum[awc_r * horizon thickness]) for each soil series. Note that this representation of “water storage” is based on the average ability of most plants to extract soil water between 15 bar (“permanent wilting point”) and 1/3 bar (“field capacity”) matric potential. Soil moisture state can be roughly interpreted as “dry” when storage is depleted, “moist” when storage is between 0mm and AWC, and “wet” when there is a surplus. Clearly there are a lot of assumptions baked into this kind of monthly water balance. This is still a work in progress.

Sibling Summary

Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the VANWYPER series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the VANWYPER series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data (updated 2023-10-09).

Geomorphic description summaries for the VANWYPER series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Small Shannon entropy values suggest relatively consistent geomorphic association, while larger values suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records (updated 2023-10-04).

Competing Series

Soil series competing with VANWYPER share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the VANWYPER series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data (updated 2023-10-09).

Geomorphic description summaries for the VANWYPER series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Shannon entropy values close to 0 represent soil series with relatively consistent geomorphic association, while values close to 1 suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records (updated 2023-10-04).

There are insufficient data to create the 3D flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with VANWYPER, arranged according to family differentiae. Hovering over a series name will print full classification and a small sketch from the OSD. Source: snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Block Diagrams

Click a link below to display the diagram. Note that these diagrams may be from multiple survey areas.

1. NV-2012-05-09-07 | Elko County, Central Part - November 1997

   Representative detailed soil map units as they occur in various landscape positions. Units 261 (Linkup-Roca-Vanwyper association), 241 (Cleavage-Cleavage, very cobbly-Loncan association), and 576 (Sumine-Cleavage-Hapgood association) are on mountains; unit 511 (Dacker-Gance-Kelk association) is on fan piedmont remnants and inset fans; unit 110 (Moranch-Ocala-Orovada association) is on fan skirts; and unit 440 (Devilsgait-Woofus-Devilsgait, gravelly substratum association) is on basin floors (Soil Survey of Elko County, Nevada, Central Part; November 1997).

2. NV-2012-05-09-08 | Elko County, Central Part - November 1997

   The physiographic position of each major soil component in some detailed soil map units. Units 261 (Linkup-Roca-Vanwyper association), 241 (Cleavage-Cleavage, very cobbly-Loncan association), and 576 (Sumine-Cleavage-Hapgood association) are on mountains; unit 511 (Dacker-Gance-Kelk association) is on fan piedmont remnants and inset fans; unit 110 (Moranch-Ocala-Orovada association) is on fan skirts; and unit 440 (Devilsgait-Woofus-Devilsgait, gravelly substratum association) is on basin floors (Soil Survey of Elko County, Nevada, Central Part; November 1997).

Map Units

Map units containing VANWYPER as a major component. Limited to 250 records.

Map Unit Name	Symbol	Map Unit Area (ac)	Map Unit Key	National Map Unit Symbol	Soil Survey Area	Publication Date	Map Scale
Rubble land-Rock outcrop complex	1200	36	3270928	260lb	id675	1992	1:24000
Vanwyper-Akler-Eboda association	415	1517	2518894	2qj86	nv612	1968	1:24000
Vanwyper-Rock outcrop-Trunk association	1833	969	2519396	2qjp6	nv612	1968	1:24000
Vanwyper-Bilbo-Soughe association	413	243	2518902	2qj8h	nv612	1968	1:24000
Vanwyper, steep-Alyan-Vanwyper association	1830	12615	477126	j0h5	nv763	1986	1:24000
Vanwyper-Rock outcrop-Trunk association	1833	7505	477129	j0h8	nv763	1986	1:24000
Vanwyper, moderately steep-Trunk-Vanwyper association	1831	5195	477127	j0h6	nv763	1986	1:24000
Coltroop-Vanwyper association	2206	4035	477172	j0jn	nv763	1986	1:24000
Ninemile-Vanwyper-Ninemile, moderately steep association	1658	2540	477091	j0g1	nv763	1986	1:24000
Vanwyper-Trunk-Trunk, steep association	1832	1780	477128	j0h7	nv763	1986	1:24000
Alley-Vanwyper-Rock outcrop association	2820	1265	477236	j0lq	nv763	1986	1:24000
Ninemile-Vanwyper association	552	821	2633976	2rhgz	nv763	1986	1:24000
Soughe-Vanwyper association	943	503	2633977	2rhh0	nv763	1986	1:24000
Donna-Igdell-Vanwyper association	020	5105	474843	hy3j	nv765	1986	1:24000
Izar-Vanwyper association	686	1270	475090	hych	nv765	1986	1:24000
Izar-Loomis-Vanwyper association	681	1145	475085	hycb	nv765	1986	1:24000
Linkup-Roca-Vanwyper association	261	63933	478861	j294	nv767	1986	1:24000
Vanwyper-Loomis association	414	13044	478901	j2bf	nv767	1986	1:24000
Loomis-Vanwyper-Norfork association	852	9459	479014	j2g2	nv767	1986	1:24000
Akler-Vanwyper-Rock outcrop association	309	9291	478881	j29s	nv767	1986	1:24000
Vanwyper-Connel-Hunewill association	418	7252	478905	j2bk	nv767	1986	1:24000
Shayla-Dewar-Vanwyper association	311	7077	478882	j29t	nv767	1986	1:24000
Vanwyper-Bilbo-Soughe association	413	5254	478900	j2bd	nv767	1986	1:24000
Bucan-Vanwyper-Akler assocaition	591	5075	478968	j2dl	nv767	1986	1:24000
Vanwyper-Linkup-Loomis association	417	4376	478904	j2bj	nv767	1986	1:24000
Tuffo-Yuko-Vanwyper association	913	3657	479018	j2g6	nv767	1986	1:24000
Vanwyper-Roca association	416	3316	478903	j2bh	nv767	1986	1:24000
Vanwyper-Akler-Eboda association	415	2072	478902	j2bg	nv767	1986	1:24000
Zevadez-Humdun-Vanwyper association	134	965	478747	j25g	nv767	1986	1:24000
Vanwyper-Trunk-Trunk, steep association	192	13760	479510	j2z2	nv775	1985	1:24000
Anawalt-Vanwyper-Alyan association	100	40722	475349	hymv	nv777	1993	1:24000
Vanwyper-Devada association	1322	35067	475484	hys6	nv777	1993	1:24000
Goosel-Devada-Vanwyper association	860	26121	475957	hz8g	nv777	1993	1:24000
Vanwyper-Midraw association	1321	20700	475483	hys5	nv777	1993	1:24000
Burrita-Vanwyper-Havingdon association	653	17602	475859	hz59	nv777	1993	1:24000
Vanwyper-Gowjai-Soughe association	1327	17592	475489	hysc	nv777	1993	1:24000
Soughe-Vanwyper association	943	13684	475994	hz9n	nv777	1993	1:24000
Ninemile-Vanwyper association	552	9155	475788	hz30	nv777	1993	1:24000
Soughe-Vanwyper-Rock outcrop association	944	7424	475995	hz9p	nv777	1993	1:24000
Vanwyper-Panlee-Gowjai association	1324	6478	475486	hys8	nv777	1993	1:24000
Panlee-Vanwyper-Carstump association	1423	6118	475522	hytf	nv777	1993	1:24000
Trunk-Vanwyper-Panlee association	593	5907	475817	hz3y	nv777	1993	1:24000
Ninemile-Anawalt-Vanwyper association	558	5482	475793	hz35	nv777	1993	1:24000
Madeline-Anawalt-Vanwyper association	1400	4126	475515	hyt6	nv777	1993	1:24000
Snowmore-Vanwyper-Devada association	984	4069	476009	hzb4	nv777	1993	1:24000
Zevadez-Vanwyper association	962	3532	476002	hz9x	nv777	1993	1:24000
Gowjai-Vanwyper-Sumine association	740	3521	475907	hz6v	nv777	1993	1:24000
Devada-Vanwyper association	1371	1785	475507	hysy	nv777	1993	1:24000
Devada-Vanwyper association	NV1371	123	3270853	260qm	nv777	1993	1:24000
Vanwyper-Rock outcrop complex, 45 to 80 percent north slopes	337	1034	490764	jgp3	or628	1997	1:24000
Rubble land-Rock outcrop complex	120	30929	2026356	260lb	or644	2021	1:24000
Vanwyper-Pernty-Vanwyper, complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes	447	6319	2986834	2wbkv	or644	2021	1:24000
Vanwyper-McIvey complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes	456	1493	2986845	2wbk2	or644	2021	1:24000
Devada-Vanwyper association	NV1371	233	2026489	260qm	or644	2021	1:24000
Vanwyper-Rock outcrop complex, 45 to 80 percent north slopes	OR0337	71	2487220	2ph4x	or644	2021	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the VANWYPER soil series. To learn more about how this distribution was mapped, or to compare this soil series extent to others, use the Series Extent Explorer (SEE) application. Source: generalization of SSURGO geometry (updated 2023-10-04).